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| Quebecer |
 Apr 21 2005, 01:18 PM
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SuperDan  Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 13-May 04 From: Lachenaie, Qc, CANADA Member No.: 2,063  |
Hey guys,
Has anyone ever used the following Spot and Stitch welders sold by Eastwood? Let me know what you think... Attached image(s) 
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| Andy |
Apr 22 2005, 12:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 25-September 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,194 |
I already did most everything wrong here!
Eastwood spot welder: Never tried it. Eastwood stitch welder: Better than nothing but still a pain in the ass, theoretically it has a rectifier in it that makes an AC welder DC, drops the amperage by half and it "shakes" the rod to keep it from sticking. Honestly I had better results using the tiny rods for it directly in my 220v AC welder turned all the way down. Flux cored wire feed: The flux core really helps penetration on thicker metals, unfortunately it does for thin metal too, I have a Lincoln 110v HD that even turned all the way down punches holes in the 914. Arguable better than the stitch welder but you really need to get used to only running an arc for a second of so. I think gas mig is the way to go for this. I actually like flux core for other stuff, but on the thin Porsche sheet metal it's a pain - welding perches on truck axles it's great! |
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Quebecer Have you ever used... Apr 21 2005, 01:18 PM
Quebecer http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht... Apr 21 2005, 05:06 PM kwales Bought the spot welder and was never able to get i... Apr 21 2005, 05:07 PM lapuwali The spot welder works, but you have to use it corr... Apr 21 2005, 05:21 PM kwales Did it all.....
Clamped it, cleaned the metal, cl... Apr 21 2005, 05:33 PM Quebecer Thanks for the input guys, those products looked n... Apr 22 2005, 11:27 AM lapuwali I would just hold your nose and buy a MIG with gas... Apr 22 2005, 12:02 PM Quebecer This is great information, I will wait a little an... Apr 22 2005, 01:07 PM kwales When using MIG for welding thin sheetmetal section... Apr 22 2005, 05:07 PM
lapuwali Just resurrecting this...
I'd used the Eastwo... May 1 2005, 02:34 PM |
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